Addressing the Social Needs of Children Attending a Weight Management Program: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Recruitment Rates
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to improve the treatment of a common, chronic health concern for children: obesity. It has the potential to improve the care we provide by testing an intervention that addresses social needs and the important upstream factors that influences health outcomes.
Detailed Description
Addressing the social needs of children attending a weight management program. The specific aims of this pilot randomized controlled trial are the following: 1. To determine the feasibility of implementation and delivery of a screening-referral intervention versus usual care to address social needs of children with obesity enrolled in a pediatric weight management program at McMaster Children's Hospital, which will include recruitment rates, uptake of the intervention, and follow-up of participants. 2. To understand impact on health outcomes of a screening-referral intervention versus usual care to address social needs of children with obesity enrolled in a pediatric weight management program including change in i) body mass index z score (zBMI); ii) change in body composition; and iii) change in health-related quality of life. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that health outcomes of children with obesity are connected to the social determinants of health, and that an intervention which screens for and refers to community supports will improve child obesity outcomes.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Enrollment in the weight management program
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children in the care of child protection services and/or living in group or foster care. Children in these settings will not be living within typical family-systems to have social needs addressed by this intervention.
- •Parents who cannot read and write in English
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Recruitment Rates
Time Frame: 6 months
Recruitment rate refers to the number of participants enrolled and is measured by the number of consent forms signed or implied. Recruitment will be successful if 80% of our target sample is met.
Uptake of Intervention
Time Frame: 6 months
Uptake of the intervention refers to the number of enrolled families who completed all aspect of the intervention. Elements that are part of the uptake include: social history following enrollment as well as the quality of life questionnaires and use of service questionnaire at enrolment and 6-months. Uptake will be considered successful if \>80% of families complete the intervention.
Follow-up of Participants
Time Frame: 6 months
Follow-up of participants refers to the participants attending all of their scheduled study visits. The study will be considered successful if \>90% of participants complete all study visits.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Quality of Life(6 Months)
- Change in Body Mass Index Z-Score(6 Months)
- Change in Body Composition(6 Months)